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>> certainly not at this point. i mean, we've seen a handful of people walking around here tonight, you know, even in this miserable -- in these miserable conditions. i think they were just curious. you're stuck inside with your kids, you got animals, you need to go out and walk them. it's just boring especially if some power has gone out. people did come to the riverwalk. they wanted to see this phenomenon of the water being sucked out. that's still happening. as tom was saying, waiting until that wind shifts direction hours from now and that water is pushed back in. but again, the headline t...

Chris? >> yeah, we're watching that boat behind you as a good measure of what the wind is bringing your way as is your body as you get hit by the gusts. there's going to be the sustained winds and then the gusting winds and, john, dave was telling me that works like a one-two punch. that literally the sustained wind will hold up a structure or hold up a street sign and then the gust comes and snaps it off. >> reporter: that's exactly right. i'm 165 pounds of solid steel, chris. lean in but when the gusts come it picks you up and takes you away. you can see what it's doing to the boat. -- these...

Sustained winds were this strong. we talked to so many folks whose mood shifted when they began to realize the enormity of this thing. a lot of people who were sort of throwing those hurricane parties and making fun of people who had evacuated, their tone had completely changed by friday going into saturday. that's when they started moving them. they had parked on high ground near the bridges but, unfortunately, there's an untold number who stayed behind at least 10,000, 20,000. at least 70,000 call them home estimating that two-thirds of them evacuated. the tourists got out of here. some peop...

North, north of the storm. daytona beach and north where you are. >> reporter: all right. everybody's hoping for good news. please stay safe unless it comes. we will check back with you in a little bit. our complete coverage on cnn of hurricane matthew will continue. we are about halfway through the duration of concern. we are showing you a picture of daytona beach. this is the concern, what happens when these winds come ashore. they have been measured in excess of 100 miles an hour with this category 3 storm. stay with cnn.

You see winds are picking up in st. augustine. they're blowing very hard. they're worried about the storm surge there in st. augustine. but that will come later, as that storm moves past. it is a massive storm. 314 miles across. and it's a category 3 so you heard what chad said the winds are very strong. they could gust up to 100 miles per hour, plus maybe all the way up to 120. you heard the mayor say -- you heard the mayor say that she wants people to stay inside their homes, only half the people in st. augustine evacuated. she didn't sound pleased about that. because you can't send rescue w...